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Fall 2016 One Book Contest and Raffle Winners

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The votes are in, and the winners of the Fall 2016 One Book raffle and multimedia contest have been chosen. They are: Multimedia Contest First place, Trevor Pietsch , winner of a free three-credit class. Listen to a recording of his song here . Second place, Arthur Wood , winner of a Kindle Fire © 2016 Arthur Wood Third place, Serena Meintzschel , winner of a $150 gift certificate to the bookstore © 2016 Serena Meintzschel Honorable mentions: Karen Siegrist, Kathleen Cuminsky, Erin Beers Congratulations, everyone! And wonderful work to everyone who entered. Raffle Alicia Anderson , winner of the raffle contest and a Kindle Fire! The One Book Program Committee would like to thank everyone who participated in this semester's events. Thanks so much for all your enthusiasm. We hope to see you again next year!

Give Thanks for New Books

November has been a long, exhausting ride from day one, and it's hard to believe that Thanksgiving -- and a five-day weekend, academically bestowed -- is next week. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with over the holiday (and/or need something to serve as a buffer between you and relatives you only see once a year for good reason), drop by to check out our selection of new books. Practice self-care through yoga. 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Daniel Lacerda is a beautifully photographed collection that guides you through poses that range from easy to challenging, allowing you to practice and improve at your own pace. Writing a novel in a month? While you're probably still at that stage where the only thing that matters is getting the first draft down, come plot holes or bad dialogue, it never hurts to put Lucile Payne's 1969 book, The Lively Art of Writing , on your To Be Read list for December. While Payne's book isn't specifically tar

Dave Eggers vs. Reality Round Up

The fireworks flew on Wednesday, November 2, when our second One Book speaker, Waldo Jaquith, discussed The Circle and its approach to online privacy and transparency. His conclusion? Dave Eggers' dystopia is entertaining, but it's also one we don't need to fear. Covering everything from the reasons why people troll to the consequences of forced transparency to why you should never, ever read the comments, Jaquith's talk was fun and enlightening. Weren't able to make it? Interested in listening to the talk again? You can view the recording on PVCC's YouTube channel here . The One Book Program would like to extend a warm thank you to Mr. Jaquith for his talk!

Charge on the Go

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Is your phone dead? Your charger safely ensconced at home? Has every friend, acquaintance, and random stranger you've turned to for help turned up empty-handed? (Or handed you an Apple charger when you needed one for Android and assured you it would probably fit? Shun these people; they are not of this world.) There's good news: the library is here to help. We heard your mournful cries, and we now lend phone chargers! Don't worry - we have more than two We have chargers for both Android and Apple, all of which are in-library use only. All we need to check it out to you is a student ID. So whether you're in emergency mode or want to top off your battery while you study, we've got you covered.